March 08
March 23rd, 2008
I had taken a number of pictures while we were up to camp shoveling.
I have finally gotten them resized and put in the proper folder so that
you folks can enjoy them. (I know, some of you will enjoy them because you do not have to be in an area that has that much snow and others will wish that you could have been there)
In one of the pictures you will see a camp that was not shoveled off. This was a fairly new camp, only 4 or 5 years old and had metal roofing. People have to remember that if the snow does not slide off, you still have the same amount of weight, and down they come!
At least we had pretty nice weather while we were up there. We did get a few snow flurries, but for the most part it was sunny and bright. Nights were sometimes below zero, but the days seemed to warm up to where it was comfortable to work. I even had to remove my coveralls on
a couple of days in order to keep from getting too hot while shoveling. (One can generate lots of heat while moving, "literately", tons of snow)
March 19th, 2008
Last week Jed and I made a trip to camp to check on all of the roofs. With the tremendous amount of snow that we have been receiving up there, I figured that it was time to once again shovel off roofs.
We left on Sunday and returned on Friday. Most of the buildings had a lot of snow on them. I had cleaned them all off in December after we had got a couple of feet, so we were ahead of the game compared to some folks.
We decided to stay in one of the cabins as it is quicker to heat up that it is to heat up the house. We had to clean off the roof of the cabin we stayed in before getting it too warm, in order to keep the ice from building up and having water back up and drip on us while we were there. The next time I will shovel off the roof before starting the fire, that way we will not get smoked out while shoveling!
I have heard from a number of people that this year we have more snow than many years. I am not so sure that I cannot remember having this much snow in years past. Granted it has been a few years since we have had snow like this, but the year we purchased the camps there sure looked like there was about the same amount. I was tapping trees to
make maple syrup that year, and when I would punch through with my snowshoes it was quite a chore to get back up on top of the snow. (3/23/08, Caribou did in fact break the record snowfall amount this year. The last that I heard they had 182.5 inches of snowfall. Before it is done they could have much more as 2 ft storms in the spring are not all that uncommon)
I think one of the things that happens is that we measure snow by
how much we get each storm and not necessarily how much we have on
the ground. Snow settles a lot from the weight of the snow, sun, rain, sleet and ice. We have definitely had some settling this year, but not
as much melting.
The best part about being up to camp for the week was the peace and quiet. I would go out at night and listen to nothing making noise except the snapping of frost in the trees and buildings. On the nights when it was warmer we did not even hear that! The moon would come out the stars would be sparkling, and neither were making any noise about it! If the wind was moving at all you could hear it swishing through the trees, but that hardly qualifies as noise. What a way to stop and recharge my batteries!
Even the boy did not make much noise. After shoveling snow all day
he would typically crash while I was preparing supper. He would groan
and crawl out of the bedroom to come eat and then right back into bed. He sure was a big help on this project. He did get a chance to so some snowmobiling in between shoveling and eating. Most mornings he would
get up and go out sledding while I was cooking breakfast. At lunch time
I would let him spend a bit more time on the sled and sometimes he would go out before I started cooking supper. (Maybe it was the snowmobiling that was making him so tired and not the shoveling) Being out in the winter air and then coming into a warm building sure will put a case of
the "droopy eye syndrome" on one for sure.
March 18th, 2008
Oh yes, the trip to Boston! (It has taken me a while to recover form that experience) Well, I have to tell you, it was interesting to say the least! Just imagine taking a old guy like me who has been in the woods most of his life and putting him in a city setting. My wife would NOT let me drive, as she feels that those city folks are just not ready for my type of driving.
I know that many of you are probably wondering why I have such a time about a trip to the city and driving, but remember, I am a guy that gives directions like, "turn right just before bull dog hill, and go until the road turns to dirt". Add in the fact that if you see 3 or 4 vehicles in a row you wonder just what the heck is going on with all of the traffic! Needless to say it was a bit different on our trip into the city.
We did have an real good day at the Museum of Science, there are lots of interesting stuff in that place. We went into a movie that had a screen like a giant basketball cut in half, and then a section cut off the bottom of the half we were sitting in front of. Darnedest thing I ever saw. The picture was over our heads and off to both sides. I had to keep my head bobbing around like a partridge with broken wings, surrounded by a half dozen coyotes. About the only place I did not have to watch was behind me. (I did keep an eye out behind me just in case someone was trying to sneak up on me while I was watching the show)
There was way too much stuff to put in here, but let us just say that I was impressed with what I saw in the city. (I will not even get into some of the sites I saw out on the street)
It was a good family outing of sorts and I am sure that all of that culture must have been good for me. (They even had a couple of foot prints in there that would let you stand in two towns at once) I do not understand the significance of that, I have been out wandering around in the woods and stood in 3 or 4 townships at one time. A good many times I have walked a half mile or so with one half of me in one township and the other half of me in another. It doesn't hurt or anything like that. I even knew folks who get up in one town and eat breakfast in another, without leaving their house. But I reckon those folks in the big cities have to have something to show. After all, I did not see any mountains or pristine ponds or rivers while I was there. I now know how much it must mean to these folks to be able to come to a place like Frost Pond to vacation. Even if they could not live here all the time, it sure must take some of the stress that they may not even know that they have away.
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